Slow-Cooked Chicken Cacciatore

Name: Slow-Cooked Chicken Cacciatore
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 medium onions, cut into wedges; 1 medium green pepper, cut into strips; 1 jar (6 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon dried basil; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Here's an all-time favorite Italian dish made easy in the slow cooker! Dried herbs and fresh garlic give it an aromatic flavor. Green peppers, sliced mushrooms and diced tomatoes do a fine job of rounding out the juicy chicken entree. —Denise Hollebeke, Penhold, Alberta

Ingredients

1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
1 medium green pepper, cut into strips
1 jar (6 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Directions

Place flour in a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil on all sides.
Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top with onions, green pepper and mushrooms. In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, salt, oregano and basil; pour over vegetables. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken juices run clear and vegetables are tender. Serve with cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 296 calories, 12g fat (3g saturated fat), 78mg cholesterol, 582mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Slow-Cooker Chicken Cacciatore in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes 2008

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Susie77

Feb 7, 2016

Nice recipe. I used chicken breasts instead of bone-in chicken, and our own home-grown tomatoes instead of the canned. A bit more salt and herbs too.
greatwithoutgluten

Jul 31, 2015

This was tasty. I used fresh tomatoes and mushrooms instead. I also added crushed red pepper to give the chicken a kick. I will make this again. It was so easy and great for a weekday meal!
abhanrus

Jan 6, 2014

Great!
captgeo5

Dec 11, 2012

very good and easy
Aindia

Oct 23, 2012

I made this yesterday for dinner. It was really simple, and I did make some alterations. I used chicken breasts instead of bone in chicken and I didn't have diced tomatoes, so I cut up canned whole tomatoes. I did double the spices as per other review suggestions, but used garlic powder instead of garlic cloves. Boiled some linguine and took the chicken out and stirred the noodles into the sauce. It was tasty, but it's definitely lacking something. Not entirely sure what tho. I will make it again to play with it some. Wish I had tomato sauce or paste to add to it, will try that next time and probably increase the spices, or actually get fresh garlic heh.
skippysmom13

Oct 9, 2012

I am not a very good cook but this recipe looked easy. It turned out great! I used fresh tomatoes (about 8) from my garden and chicken breasts. Only problem was that there weren't enough left-overs. I'll have to make it again - soon. Thanks.
grandmaof09

Oct 8, 2012

This is a tasty dish. I used stewed tomatoes, added fresh celery and extra garlic, only cause you can never have enough garlic IMHO.
batimmer

Jul 25, 2012

I made this for dinner today and it was a hit with the whole family! I took the advice from the other comments and added more seasonings, I used 1 tsp of oregano, 1 tsp of basil, I also used diced tomatoes with green chillies and added 1 15oz can of tomato sauce. I cut up the chicken the night before and browned them up, also I cut up the veggies too, so it was ready to go in the crockpot, all I had to do was toss in and go. Bonus I have extra sauce left over that I can make in to a stew.
michelle4773

Apr 1, 2012

My family LOVED this recipe!!!! I "tripled" the sauce though and added even a little more of the seasoning. My family LOVES the sauce!!! GREAT recipe!!!!
tea-talk

Nov 10, 2011

Not bad - actually pretty yummy. But I would definitely add more spices! I already used a heaping 1/2 tsp oregano and heaping 1/4 tsp basil - but I would probably double both of those or maybe add something like Italian seasoning...something! Just needed something a little more. I considered another can of tomatoes too, but my boyfriend nixed that idea :P Overall, good though!